Nathan & Alyson Visit

One of Alyson's close friends was married here in Utah over Memorial weekend, so her, Nathan and their adorable dog, Ruby, made the 10 hour drive down for the whole weekend! It was so much fun. Of course, I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked. :/ 

They got into town on Thursday night. Nathan went and played ultimate frisbee with some friends and we hung out at the house with Alyson. She hadn't seen Elliott since Christmas, so we had a lot to catch up on! 

We grabbed Mountain West Burrito on Friday for lunch and then Alyson and Nathan both went into work and I hung out with Ruby at the house while Elliott napped. On Friday night we went to Guru's with Alyson's friend Anne. I love Guru's. We got our food to go and went to the park to eat. That way Ruby and Elliott could run around. :) 

On Saturday we went to Nikelle's (Alyson's close friend) reception. It was a brunch reception and seriously one of the most gorgeous receptions I've ever been to. And the food, don't get me started. Milk, OJ, yogurt (of every flavor), granola (of every flavor), fruit (of every kind), mini quiches, and a million different kinds of sweet bread. I could have stayed and eaten all day. That night some of Alyson and Nathan's friends from Hanford came over and we played games. We played a fun dice game, Bang and Munchkin. All fun! 

Alyson and Nathan came to church with us on Sunday then while Elliott napped, Josh and I caught up on Survivor while Alyson and Nathan went to the park with some friends. When Elliott woke up we made some brownies and went over the Desiree and Justin's house. I hadn't seen them in so long. Scratch that. I saw them a couple months ago at the Dr's office. But hadn't really seen them in years! Desiree had her baby girl just a couple months ago and they still hadn't met Elliott, so having Alyson in town was the perfect opportunity to go see them! It was great to catch up and her baby is seriously cute. It made me so much more excited for our little girl to come! That night we made the most amazing pizza on the BBQ grill. You know, the pizza. Josh is the best. I can never, ever get enough of that stuff. 

Monday was Memorial Day. We hit up Kneaders for breakfast and said hello to Josh then we decided to go walk off all the food at the outlets in Lehi (that way Ruby could come). We walked around the shops for a couple hours then headed back to Provo. 

We met up with Josh and Anne at Zupa's for lunch. Yum. That night Alyson and Nathan had a double date with a work friend of Alyson's. They had mentioned going to Mongolian for dinner. It sounded so good, so I decided to go get some to-go for my dinner. I left about 45 minutes after they did to go pick some up. When I got there, there was a sign on the door saying they were closing for good (I hadn't seen that Alyson had texted me and told me). So sad. So I thought and thought about what I wanted to eat (since it was just for me and not Josh, I could do anything!). I decided I wanted authentic Mexican tacos. What better place than Diego's. So I drove over there (after a quick stop at Swig for a Dirty Dr. Pepper and a cookie [I'm seriously obsessed]) and found out they are closed on business until who knows when! What? So depressing. So I thought I would drive down to Center St. and hit up the Blue Poblano. They have great tacos too. Doesn't exist anymore. Just my luck. Who else has good tacos? The Pico Norte taco truck! I jumped on their Facebook page to find out they didn't have the truck out for the holiday. Worst. Day. Ever. Finally I decided to just go back to Mountain West Burrito since it sounded good and had hit the spot the few days before. I drive all the way there, walk in, and who do I see? Alyson and Nathan, on their double date! I laughed so hard. They had no idea the wild goose chase I had been on just to end up at the same place that had chosen as their alternative when they found out Mongolian was closed. I seriously died. So I got my burrito and headed home. 

When Alyson and Nathan got back from dinner we went to the park and played for a little bit while the boys hit some golf balls and Elliott played on the toys. Then we stopped at Jake and Val's to say hi before heading home. We spent the rest of the night playing Trials on the Xbox and talking. 

Tuesday morning we had just enough time to hit up Kneaders for breakfast one last time before Alyson and Nathan hit the road. 

It was such a fun weekend. I miss Alyson so much! I wish we lived closer. We were so spoiled that year they lived here. I miss it!